Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF ’ THE ATTORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN . _- .:. 1 Rorolutlon X4. 814 va‘ 844*iioa3 or the Oon8tl~tiion or the 0ea aa tL Sollrrrt oolnmd and all an& Bhe'tatem her&a au$hodae& ax& levied dm.lX be the avaIlable aohool fun&, 00 uh5ah tha Legirlalmre 188 ad& not exoedlllrg on. pep oeno annually e? *ha totaf value 0r me per- manent 44ho41 tomb;,nwh r4lru ti4be a444rtaineCIby ths Board of EduoaMon unt.11 Obh4EWit36 provided by law, and the arailable lhool fund 8haJ.lbe applied annually to the rapport or the publlo rzw 8ehoola. Ard no law #hall over be maoted approBriatla8 rnjr part or the wxmanent QP available sahool Nnd to any oth4ipwporo whatever nor fihall,thrbame, or aru dart thereor ever be l-- xnwmlated - to or uaea rm to thelr ttoholamtio population and appliell _Art& V&I, BootIon 5 ot the Oott&~tution ot the Btad or Texam, tr ihi~$ioal with the wotislcms qu98ed above l’rord the 40mmitta4 lubntitato ror Senate Joint Re8aUtioa Ho, 4, exempt thaS,the opmaf0te6 8ybstitMAe aada to Ar%Iols VX, Beaflon 5, the wortlnrfriohem ~undarlineid In the above quotation. The Oomtitution or the Stat8 or Toxae a8 present pmw%aes ror the m. orthm Am%labXe Sohool Fund to protlde rme textbooka Ow rOr 8h6 WI6 Of~wma ats4n(llng a4 pub1%4 fr40 44hO4b Of --- this State. Arti vxx. Beation 3. or th4 aonr;tit~tiott 0r the ,_ State or Toxa8; eontalmvbhe following provlaion relating to rree textbookm -SW.. 3. One-tourkh at the r4v4nu4 dorlrad f&m the 8tate 044 etioa taxem and poll tax of ona dollar on every lnhab"It tent of the.State, between the agem of twenty-one and &lxty yeam, Bhall be met apar& mutually ror thm benerlt at the publio free rohoolmI agd fn ad- dition bhweto, thme ahall be levied and ooUeoQed an annual ad valorem State tax or ewh an amount not to exooed thisty-ilto oents on the one hundYe (#&OO.OO) dollan valuation, as with the availahbl'6oho@l fund arlsln from alI other 8ouroes wlSLb4 auitioient to malntafn and mtpport the pub116 sohool8 of'thir #tate. ror a period or not leee than six month@ in ,+aohyear, end it ahall be the duty or the State Ward Of Eduoatlon . 816 Xonozable BP Harold Book, paso 3 to rot uido a NTloient a8tmtnt out Or.the8alb tU ‘bo prori06 fF66 86SB book6 fOF the IW6 Or Sail- dren attendiry the pubUo free rrohootiin thie State) peaa, ~OWSYOP,that *ad. wbe limit 0r ttudon her6b named bo iimffioient the dMiol8 nry be met rlatlott fmm the geneml funds of the State Weaa?@D W6 @so tire00yourattestloa to Artlo Z, 84otiona 6 ao& 7 Of th6 Wn~tltutloa~0r th6 stat6 or Tezam, UhiOh Mad M rbmtmt All n6n hav6 a natural and ind6fba8lb&e '866. 6~.. ri&ht to rorr$%p bXmi&ht~ &id aooording t6 the dlotate6 or theh om 0008016116.B. - man 8hdll b6 46-6lhd to attOt& -6X44t 00 -Pt W D&606 Of mX6hip, OS t0 mshdttattymlaistPya&alxmth%~ ooaeontd Ik, human authority ought, in any oa86 whtitmiar, to ooatrol or ittte0r6 nitth the Pi&88 of 6on86lono6 in ~tter8 of:; ~ollgloa, aml no preterenoe shall mf be given b!j law to, any relijgioru 80014ty01 wde of rrorahip. But it &wlf be the duty oi t&e Legislature to pass suoh~lrtrn aa may be nooenaary %o proteot e uaUq every rellgloum denmatlon in the peaoeable en9oyment of its own mrd.e or Publ%o llorrhip." Web. 7. No money 8hall be appropr%ated, or drwn fromthe Tzoa8uryfor tha bend18 0r any 8b4t. or ra- ligious 8ooletyy,theologiodl or rell&iow 8sPlinary; nor shall property belon&ln& to the Stat6 bo approprla- ted ior attyeuoh purpore8." fi 96aete Joint Rerolutlon Bo. 4, as a!aonded by ootittee subs$ltute No. 1 1~~8ubmitted bp the Le&lelature and adopted by the people, miole VII, Seotlon 5 of the (lon8tltutlon,would then. rmaa as quoted above. St rod& then bs the duty of the wmrt8 to aon8true all 8eotlons of the Q6natltutlon, ii po88lble. 80 thatall * parts thereor may be @iTen effe6t. city or aan Antonio v. Toeppemeln, 104 'fox.43, 133 8. W. bib: aOP(LOta To State,6 Tex. APP. 207; There %a6onriateaoy between 18 08 a44488ary leg& pmv'&Un# fzer textbo&6 t6 rBih!b6n atten(LiNi the publio -46 8oh66l6 of the St886 at F6XaS urb, aho pro+ibing -06 textbooka to th6 obiZdr6a attondln(l8ootaPiaB 10ho038. Wo aso therorore of th, O@iOtt that th6'pOrbiQn8 Or th. OOnStitutfQn proriding W ~-6 tutbooks tar ehtidrea attuadlxu th6 DUb%io p$ sohmh~;: would not b6 btpaimd by the e&qt~oA o? the m6admen VP, lkotifm 5, or the Bbate Qon8tlttion. as pPOpOS6a 8y 00nnnitteo SUb6tl$ut6 li000, k tO~Sen&te $OiRt 8~8~lt1tl0~l!iO~or 4, anb that 8h4 submirslon 6nd adoptlea or maoh 6m~ntnould not ~16gdLlypre- teat the oontimaa6e oi,tho bL8t&butlon at -66 84hoslbookr , to the ahildrur attonbizwthe pt+i~ 3r46 rohoo~. -, _' m th%S OpidOA; am %A a%OthOP OpinbaS Of @S&S da- -t, W6 aM ~481Xi(f Qpfy.OE th6.16gak qU68tiOnS ~O86ntO~ and not upon any m+ttern at polioy whioh spy be’larolve4. ~. %~$deyyOttrS